# @texasscience on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqwJg0Jsfg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25913819-texasscience-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f17260586d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-10-03T16:03:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NaturalSciences @ UT (@texasscience) — https://gondola.cc/texasscience

## Caption

Texas Science & Natural History Museum on the UT campus reopened just over a year ago. The museum welcomed a record number of visitors in that year, including:
• 75,000 museum-goers, hailing from all 50 states and 28 countries
• 9,000 additional attendees at private events
• 300 school and community groups on tours
 
The museum’s newest temporary exhibit features a scale model replica, donated by @SimonsFoundation, that highlights the McDonald Observatory’s 80-ton Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest optical telescope in North America. Another recent exhibit is “Particles of Color,” which explores the science of sustainable fashion and was recently featured by @AllisonMillerTV on @CBSAustin.
 
Learn more about the museum, its exhibits and future public events — such as the upcoming fossil identification event on National Fossil Day, October 16th, and a special outdoor screening of “Jurassic Park” on October 5th — using the link in the @TexasScience bio.
 
#NaturalHistoryMuseum #TexasScience #UTAustin

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 786
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 3

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Texas Science & Natural History Museum | @texassciencemuseum | https://gondola.cc/texassciencemuseum | Social Media Specialist |
| NaturalSciences @ UT | @texasscience | https://gondola.cc/texasscience | School |
| Aoife Hopkins | @aoifeshopkins | https://gondola.cc/aoifeshopkins | Social Media Specialist |

## Tags

texasscience, utaustin, naturalhistorymuseum

---
Copyright (c) Gondola